So I got my Droid 3 in the mail and it came with a wall charger and a phone charger, but no micro USB cable. Didn't think it would be a problem as I have a micro USB cord from my LG. However, it doesn't want to go into USB mode, just the "charging" mode. I've seen it stated in a few places that I NEED to use motorola's brand. Is that true?
Zexaal said:
So I got my Droid 3 in the mail and it came with a wall charger and a phone charger, but no micro USB cable. Didn't think it would be a problem as I have a micro USB cord from my LG. However, it doesn't want to go into USB mode, just the "charging" mode. I've seen it stated in a few places that I NEED to use motorola's brand. Is that true?
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No, I use an Amazon Kindle cable all of the time. I'd just try another cable.
Did you install Moto's drivers (assuming you are on Windows?) I use Macs, which don't need drivers, so maybe that's it?
doogald said:
No, I use an Amazon Kindle cable all of the time. I'd just try another cable.
Did you install Moto's drivers (assuming you are on Windows?) I use Macs, which don't need drivers, so maybe that's it?
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Yeah, I have the latest drivers installed. I tried another cable and got the same thing....thing is, they're both LG and I've heard a few stories where those can be good enough for charging but not for data.
I'll try buying another cable and seeing what happens.
Just because you installed drivers, doesn't mean they installed correctly. With phone connected open device manager and check for a device with a yellow triangle.
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Actually yes Motorola switched a couple wires around so you have to buy their cables. Stupid I know.
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motorola didn't switch anything around, I've used lg usb data cables and other brands to flash several moto devices and it works fine.
more likely a divers issue
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a poor quality usb data cable can cause issues
sd_shadow said:
motorola didn't switch anything around, I've used lg usb data cables and other brands to flash several moto devices and it works fine.
more likely a divers issue
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a poor quality usb data cable can cause issues
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I reinstalled the drivers and nothing happened. I checked the device manager and there were no conflicts. I went out and bought a duracell cable and it saw it without any issue. So it was the cable. Maybe it's an LG thing I guess as both of the previous cables I had were LG.
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I hope this hasn't been asked yet, I searched all over and couldn't find it. So here goes...
I bought a Bionic on Ebay, however it didn't come with the USB cable. I then come to find out that the Bionic is quite particular about the cables it associates with. I've tried ordering several Motorola cables but none seem to work.
In short, could someone look at their Official, Came-in-the-box, Bionic USB cable and tell me the model number on it? It should be on one of the tags attached to it.
SKN5004A Motorola MicroUSB Cable Made in China
If you need one I have a bunch...PM me and pay for shipping and it's yours.
I believe the USB has to be Verizon branded to sync to your computer. Any of them should let you charge though. Motorola and Verizon have some deal worked out that it has to be Verizon branded for transferring files. This might not apply to every single bionic but for the most of them. Its there way of ensuring that you pay $20 for something that's only worth $5.
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I have a ton of USB cables and they all work fine. I think there are some misconceptions about USB cables for these phones. I've heard all kinds of things, but the following is the truth.
First you have to understand the USB cable's construction. Inside there are five wires: 5V, D+, D-, ID and GND. The 5V and GND connections are used for supplying power. The D+ and D- are used to transmit data using differential digital signaling. The ID (sometimes called X) pin is not part of the USB protocol, but some manufacturers use it as an additional signal. You can read more about all this stuff here.
There are two kinds of USB cables that are sold: cables for 'data' and cables for 'charging'. The data cables have all the USB lines and meet the full USB spec. These are the ones you want. The 'charging' variety only have the +5V and GND wires, and have the data wires missing, or tied together. These will not work well.
I want to be clear that the labels 'data' or 'charging' are used in the marketing and product descriptions, and don't accurately describe the usage of these cables for your smartphone.
I use a mix of USB cables successfully with my Bionic. I have a USB cable from my old Samsung Droid Charge that works, one that came with a bluetooth headset that works, one for an LG phone I 'borrowed' from a hotel, and one I bought from monoprice.com that also works.
Ok, I've got one on order from Newegg and one on order from Amazon, both of which should be the SKN5004A... hopefully one works. If not, CellZealot I may be sending you a PM
Also, Tuckmobile, I wish it were that simple, unfortunately, I believe all the cables I have are "data" cables since my old phone syncs like the Titanic on all of them.
It is that simple. Today I'm syncing with a Nokia cable, not sure where it came from, but it's working great. What motorola cables did you order that didn't work? Links?
Micro USB Cable: http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10303#1030307
This is a good example of the kind of cable you DON'T want:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030307&p_id=8310&seq=1&format=2
Notice that it says 'charging' in the description. And, if you read their description, it contains this warning in bold, red font:
Note: This is a charging cable ONLY! It contains only the two power lines and does not contain data lines at all. Therefore it cannot serve as a sync or data cable and may not charge devices from low power sources, such as some Motorola phones, which require data lines to enable their charging mode.
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See my previous post explaining how to know you have the right kind of cable.
Otherwise, any of the MicroB type USB cables sold below should work fine
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Micro USB Cable: http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10303#1030307
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Well... I finally got my hands on the correct cable, right out of the box of a new Bionic thanks to a cooperative store associate. But still no dice. I'm thinking at this point it's either the phone (more likely) or possibly my USB ports (though I've tried several different computers).
Looks like it might be time to return it and try again with a different phone.
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I believe the USB has to be Verizon branded to sync to your computer. Any of them should let you charge though. Motorola and Verizon have some deal worked out that it has to be Verizon branded for transferring files. This might not apply to every single bionic but for the most of them. Its there way of ensuring that you pay $20 for something that's only worth $5.
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i thought i had been losing my mind, because i have both moto SKN6378A and the verizon vcast branded SKN5004A USB cables and the verizon one wouldn't even mount the phone for USB storage. i realized eventually that the verizon cable was probably from my old Incredible (could also be ICS ROM being picky?). at any rate, its some what asinine that the more advanced these devices get the more unnecessary fragmentation there is..
is it possible that it is an issue with the phone and not the cables?
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I have a ton of USB cables and they all work fine.
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The same goes for me Tucknology. I have like 5 Different USB cables. Two of them are 8ft long. I have absolutely no issue with charging and syncing with my computers, laptops, HD dock, and Car dock. I purchased just standard micro USB cables. Got the two long ones from local Altex store, two others I have had from my last 2 phones(non-Motorola's), and the standard Motorola Micro USB one that came with my Droid Bionic.
Simplest thing is go to the Verizon store and buy a wall-charger--all the ones I've seen of late have a detachable USB cable. We probably have 4-5 of those now-useless chargers sans cable laying around the house now
OK I had a USB cable that Verizon sent me with my like new phone aka used and the USB cable is a data cable and will I can not root with it or any thing it will charge the and that's it my bro let me use his USB cable that came with his Droid 3 using the same computer and it works I can movie my stuff to the SD card but not with my data cable all I can do is charge my phone with it and the box says its a data cable so can you guys give me more info and yes the drivers are installed right because my bros cable works
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Ye heard other say that..
But I use about 6 different cables and all of them work the same
Sounds like a somewhat faulty cable. I'd recommend just using a different one or take that one to a Verizon store and seeing if they'll swap it out for a new one.
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Ye heard other say that..
But I use about 6 different cables and all of them work the same
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I have one cable that will charge it and one that will let me plug in too USB but will not charge it I just need a link to a cable that will work
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I think the Moto cables are crossover data cables. This pin configuration would render normal cables as only power cables. It helps them make ONLY their cables work for data, so you buy theirs. **This is merely my theory as to why only Moto cables do data though. Switched pins on phone and crossed over wires.**
If someone has one that currently just charges it, and wouldn't mind maybe ruining it for the better of society , could you open it up and cross over the data wires?
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I think the Moto cables are crossover data cables. This pin configuration would render normal cables as only power cables. It helps them make ONLY their cables work for data, so you buy theirs. **This is merely my theory as to why only Moto cables do data though. Switched pins on phone and crossed over wires.**
If someone has one that currently just charges it, and wouldn't mind maybe ruining it for the better of society , could you open it up and cross over the data wires?
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Your right and moto is sending me one made for the Droid 3 they told me that's y it was not working I just called them up they told me what you just told me and they are now sending me a new charging data cable with power brick for free you got to love moto
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And thank you for your help
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I think the Moto cables are crossover data cables. This pin configuration would render normal cables as only power cables. It helps them make ONLY their cables work for data, so you buy theirs. **This is merely my theory as to why only Moto cables do data though. Switched pins on phone and crossed over wires.**
If someone has one that currently just charges it, and wouldn't mind maybe ruining it for the better of society , could you open it up and cross over the data wires?
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My Kindle cable works fine with my Droid 3 for data and charging - I travel with only micro-USB cable, it's the Kindle cable, and that works. In fact, I just plugged in a cable from a WD Passport external hard disk - that also works fine.
I do suggest people to use the Moto cable if they are having trouble using others, but I have never had an issue using non-Moto cables with the D3 for anything, from charging to USB data connection to a computer.
Sounds like a bad cable. The data wires are more sensitive to physical issues than the Vcc and ground wires. I one had a cheap generic USB cable I was using and while it charged devices fine, it would cause Windows or the device to hang if i tried transferring data.
I notice that the USB cable for the Spice-Mi410/Ideos X6 is not the regular mini-USB connector. I am thinking of getting a replacement data cable (to keep in my office in case I need to charge the phone). Where can I find one or what are the replacement options I have?
Thanks...
Are you sure its not generic, because I thought all android phones have same usb socket. I remember using a LG cable sometime in the past.......
Ahh its generic i always use my brother's samsung cable, they are all alike afaik.
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hi
it is very much available at any local mobile shop i got one for use at office
@whyzee, @nayneshdev: I tried with a samsung Galaxy cable and I couldn't fit it in. I haven't tried with other brands (Android phones). I will do that.
@haree: Will check the local mobile shops. I usually asked them for a cable giving my model name (which they didn't recognize ).
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@whyzee, @nayneshdev: I tried with a samsung Galaxy cable and I couldn't fit it in. I haven't tried with other brands (Android phones). I will do that.
@haree: Will check the local mobile shops. I usually asked them for a cable giving my model name (which they didn't recognize ).
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it's not miniUSB, it's microUSB, same as new gen Blackberry phone and almost all android phone. I have 2 android phone and 1 blackberry that using same usb cable to charging or connecting to pc
PS: don't be confused with micro-HDMI type-D port that close to microUSB port in our device XD
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@whyzee, @nayneshdev: I tried with a samsung Galaxy cable and I couldn't fit it in. I haven't tried with other brands (Android phones). I will do that.
@haree: Will check the local mobile shops. I usually asked them for a cable giving my model name (which they didn't recognize ).
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are you sure your usb socket of your phone is not faulty? make sure your clear that up too because triumph phones have had this problem....
Any MicroUSB cable is compatible with this Phone, I'm using Nokia N8's Data Cable because mine I forgot at my Bro's house (1000Kms Away) so can't go again only for the cable and as this is already working so I didn't tell him to send through Post (Courier)
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are you sure your usb socket of your phone is not faulty? make sure your clear that up too because triumph phones have had this problem....
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The data cable that came with the box works, I think there is no problem with the USB socket. I will try the microUSB cable as suggested by ardX
rammyboy said:
The data cable that came with the box works, I think there is no problem with the USB socket. I will try the microUSB cable as suggested by ardX
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yes it is not mini-USB but a micro usb. I think mini USB is mainly used in portable hard drives.
whyzee said:
are you sure your usb socket of your phone is not faulty? make sure your clear that up too because triumph phones have had this problem....
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hi
i got a 2nd cable i took my phone and showed it and they checked and gave me the right one u do the same and u will get it
it very usual cable
i can use my nokia or my modem cable
Hello, I have connected my smartphone to the original Samsung charger. Suddenly there have been noises in the USB connection. It has smelt burnt. Now quickcharge and OTG does not function any more.
Data transmission and slow charging works.
I have changed the ROM many times. But it does not helped. Sorry for my broke english. I'm German.
xandrexlp said:
Hello, I have connected my smartphone to the original Samsung charger. Suddenly there have been noises in the USB connection. It has smelt burnt. Now quickcharge and OTG does not function any more.
Data transmission and slow charging works.
I have changed the ROM many times. But it does not helped. Sorry for my broke english. I'm German.
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I'm not an electronics expert, but "it smelt burnt" is usually not a good sign. I think the hardware was damaged and I would not recommend to use the device anymore as a possible short circuit can cause a fire.
You can send it in to Samsung for warranty repair. If you don't have it longer than 6 months, it should be easy. Where did you get it from?
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I'm not an electronics expert, but "it smelt burnt" is usually not a good sign. I think the hardware was damaged and I would not recommend to use the device anymore as a possible short circuit can cause a fire.
You can send it in to Samsung for warranty repair. If you don't have it longer than 6 months, it should be easy. Where did you get it from?
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I buy it on November, 28th 2017 by Samsung Online-Shop.
Moreover, I have an additional assurance.
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I buy it on November, 28th 2017 by Samsung Online-Shop.
Moreover, I have an additional assurance.
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So put it in for repair... Seems easy.
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xandrexlp said:
I buy it on November, 28th 2017 by Samsung Online-Shop.
Moreover, I have an additional assurance.
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When you say Roms do you mean official or you've rooted ?
If official you get 2 years warranty in europe
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When you say Roms do you mean official or you've rooted ?
If official you get 2 years warranty in europe
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Or say you dropped it and use the insurance
I have same issue. My otg keeps connecting and disconnecting. I tried to connect my device with pc. it is only charging and not recognising my device. only cable charging is working. I have not rooted my phone and i always use Samsung orignal cable and otg connector. it seems it all started after update. do you have FD model ?
I have the same problem i can only charge my N950F with wireless charge and the micro usb adapter. I can't connect with my PC it doesn't recognise my phone.The charge is slow with micro usb adapter more than 5 hours to charge at 100%. I've tried to install many rom but the problem is always here. What can i do please?
Try to uninstall the Samsung USB driver and reinstall them again
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Yes i've tried but nothing. It doesn't work. Also with debug usb not work.
Hello can you help me please? For me it's a big problem
@prodaz
With your information's nobody can help you right.
Maybe you are still on Nougat bootloader but on oreo Rom. Maybe vice versa already on oreo bootloader but on nougat Rom.
You use the original charger and USB cable? Have you tried a different charger and/or cable?
Maybe best way is, flash latest stock rom and test it again. If then all is ok, it was a software issue. If it isn't, maybe your USB port is damaged or Dirty
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I've tried all these solution, an other usb cable, flash the latest stock rom, clean the usb port, try with an other cable. My usb port is not damage because it charge with the usb adapter but is slow.
When i put the usb on my pc a message prompt that it doesn't recognise the device. reinstall driver does nothing.
Thank you Logel for your help.
@prodaz i had same problem and it was related to hardware. i advice you to go to service center.
Ok thank you i will send the phone to service center.
So started to copy my data from my Pixel 3 to my Pixel 5, but Android said I can't use the current cable, I reversed one end and then it worked. I thought the Idea of USB-C was it didn't matter what side you used.
If the port and the cable are both good then it shouldn't. I've seen a bad port and a bad cable cause that.
It was the new cable right out of the Pixel 5 box.
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It was the new cable right out of the Pixel 5 box.
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You need to check the charging with that cable and another cable. If you narrow it down to the phone then the new phone's port is defective. It wouldn't be unheard of.
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So started to copy my data from my Pixel 3 to my Pixel 5, but Android said I can't use the current cable, I reversed one end and then it worked. I thought the Idea of USB-C was it didn't matter what side you used.
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Maybe the provided cable used for charging is just for charging.
Just thinking - since google provides a data transfer adapter type a to c ( I think)
Try using a regular type c cable. With the standard usb at one end and use the type c end to plug into the Pixel and the adapter to the other device.
dirtyreturn said:
Maybe the provided cable used for charging is just for charging.
Just thinking - since google provides a data transfer adapter type a to c ( I think)
Try using a regular type c cable. With the standard usb at one end and use the type c end to plug into the Pixel and the adapter to the other device.
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Good point, I'd hate to think that but come to think of it, I really don't use a cable unless I'm using Google navigation in my car.
Tel864 said:
Good point, I'd hate to think that but come to think of it, I really don't use a cable unless I'm using Google navigation in my car.
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I mentioned because, with the nexus 6p, at least, inside the box was a charging cable and a cable for pc transfers.
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I mentioned because, with the nexus 6p, at least, inside the box was a charging cable and a cable for pc transfers.
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Every phone I've ever purchased came with a data cable, but I guess they could ship with a charge only cable.
Used my old 2XL cable and it worked like a charm. No problems whatsoever. Had a problem connecting to WiFi for about 10 minutes, but that disappeared.
Tel864 said:
Every phone I've ever purchased came with a data cable, but I guess they could ship with a charge only cable.
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Oh, and it just occurred to me... The Essential phone's charge cable was only recommended to use only for charging.
Plus, the reason for my suggestion really, was because we are supplies with a usb c adapter. Which gave me the conclusion about using a regular type c cable rather than the double type c cable that fits into the charger. And heck, just was suggesting.
Have a good one.
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Tel864 said:
Good point, I'd hate to think that but come to think of it, I really don't use a cable unless I'm using Google navigation in my car.
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Ah, I reread the OP, etc. Everything worked out and you aren't the OP either.
Thanks for discussing! Nonetheless.